Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 471 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Which word fits? “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Which word has the same vowel sound as “look”? (a) hood (b) boot (c) seat
3. 3.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) fill (b) put (c) pool
4. 4.Is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
5. 5.Which word has the same vowel sound as “hood”? (a) cook (b) tooth (c) slip
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) put (b) heat (c) hit
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) chip
8. 8.Which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) spoon (b) sheep (c) still
9. 9.Which word fits? “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Is the vowel sound in “leap” long or short? (a) short (b) long
11. 11.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Which word has the same vowel sound as “sleep”? (a) wool (b) hit (c) feel
13. 13.Which word fits? “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) push (b) sleep (c) blue
15. 15.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “slip”? (a) heat (b) win (c) school
16. 16.Which word has the same vowel sound as “good”? (a) fit (b) tooth (c) push
17. 17.Which word fits? “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “school”? (a) moon (b) hood (c) look
19. 19.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) fit (b) seen (c) food
20. 20.Which word fits? “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Which word fits? “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pool”? (a) shoe (b) hood (c) ship
24. 24.Is the vowel sound in “good” long or short? (a) short (b) long
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) shoe (b) push (c) hood
26. 26.Listen: is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Is the vowel sound in “feel” long or short? (a) short (b) long
28. 28.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Which word fits? “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Which word fits? “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “heat”? (a) pool (b) pick (c) steal
32. 32.Which word has the same vowel sound as “fill”? (a) sheep (b) sit (c) pool
33. 33.Which word fits? “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “full”? (a) pool (b) fool (c) pull
35. 35.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) sheep (b) tooth (c) bit
37. 37.Which word fits? “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) pull (b) cook (c) tooth
39. 39.Which word has the same vowel sound as “still”? (a) lip (b) good (c) sleep
40. 40.Is the vowel sound in “bit” long or short? (a) short (b) long

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